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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Breaking News from Warranty Rewards!

The Matrix Protection Plan now includes

Accidental Damage Handling Coverage!

Warranty Rewards President and Co-Founder, Yoni Ashurov just announced
that starting May 1st 2014, all new customers of the Matrix
Protection Plan now have the option to add on an ADH, or Accidental
Damage Handling Coverage, for just $5 more per month that covers two
devices. This ADH Coverage applies to
cell phones, tablets and laptops that are in good working condition at
the time of their registration and protects against spills, drops,
cracks and other common accidents.

Ashurov stated on a company
conference call that this plan is “Industry disrupting… of the warranty
industry in America. There is no product out there in the market today
that will give you Accidental Coverage on existing devices”. The company
will soon be releasing the ADH Coverage add-on to their current Matrix
Protection Plan customers and Warranty Rewards Agents.

About the Matrix Protection Plan:
Warranty Rewards is helping to revolutionize the extended service and
repair industry! Traditional service plans purchased at big box
electronic stores or online are of a limited time period and require the
consumer to pay large upfront premiums for each consumer device
protected. With Warranty Rewards and the Matrix Protection Plan, you are
able to cover all of your eligible electronic devices for an unlimited
time, new or refurbished, with one low fixed monthly fee of $24.95! As
well as the addition of the Accidental Damage Handling Coverage for just
$5.00 more per month that covers two mobile devices.

About Warranty Rewards:
Warranty Rewards was founded as the direct selling arm of Matrix
Protection, one of America's premier providers of underwritten
aftermarket service plans. Our revolutionary programs, created by
seasoned industry professionals, provide consumers with comprehensive,
month-to-month protection plans at affordable fixed monthly rates.

Friday, April 18, 2014

It all
started when I was maybe eleven or twelve. I hope I tell it right. J My folks and I were staying at a
campground in the Shenandoah National Park. On this night we were at the
fireside chat the park rangers were hosting. My parents raised me to believe in
always having a since of humor. Always great and funny stories to share. Always
having a good laugh it seemed like. And it was a running joke between us when
we were traveling and go on hikes that I they’d leave bread crumbs for me to
find my way back. In other words they were prepared to leave me in the woods.
LOL!!!

(BTW… Does
LOL stand for “Lots of Laughs” or “Laugh Out Loud”???

Anyway, at
this fireside chat the park rangers were going over safety tips, sharing about
the blind skunk in the camp grounds, etc. and it came to question time. SO this
kid right here raised his hand and when called upon asked something to the
effect of “is it alight for your parents to leave bread crumbs for you to find
your way back while hiking?” The rangers and families there burst out in
laughter! That was the first time I remember ever getting laughs from
strangers. And it starts…

Now as a
kid in school I never really stepped out to get laughs. I could have. I could
have been the biggest class clown there; but as a kid I never really wanted any
other kids laughing at me. Most kids don’t. Sure, I’d get laughs out of some of
my close friends but in school society, being laughed at was like wearing a
Scarlett NERD back then. Of course I’d liked for them to laugh with me but that’s
a challenge in school. You remember what it was like don’t you?

Gaining
laughter just seems so natural to me. Whether friends or total strangers. I
loved to laugh and I naturally assume everyone else does too. To me its
showmanship and a part of my DNA. It’s not like I have to show off or be the
center of attention; but rather the fun I have putting a smile on someone’s
face. Throughout life I’ve learned to get reactions out of people. Some good…
others not so good… but that reaction is something that’s special. And the
easiest reaction to get I believe is a laugh.

I remember
growing up and watching Laurel and Hardy, Jerry Lewis, Abbott and Costello, Lucille
Ball, Carroll Burnet, Tim Conway & Harvey Korman and the list goes on and
on. They made me laugh. But also growing up was the ol’ pro wrestling managers.
The likes of Sir Oliver Humperdink, Sonny King, Bobby Heenan, Lou Albano and so
on. These mean were very serious at what they portrayed on TV but something
would happened and they’d sometimes look like the clown; the comic relief “if
ya wheeeeel”. Many times they were the straight man and comic at the same time.
And they were a huge influence on me as I loved (and still do) pro wrestling. Plus
the wrestlers themselves would end up being the clown in the match; whether
good guy or bad. These men, and some ladies, were an influence on me as I got
to live out my lifelong dream when I grew up (do we ever?) of working in the
wrestling business.

Summer of 1984 I started working with the Great Malenko at
his wrestling events here in Tampa as the “do boy” and learned how to referee
as being the ref during training/sparing sessions at his school. My big plan
was to become the most hated manager ever in pro wrestling. Didn’t happen that
way but that was the plan. When some shows were coming up later that summer I
was told to get a striped ref shirt as I’d be able to work some of them as the
ring official. So on my first night, in a tent in Wimama, FL hosted by the
local country volunteer fire department, I got my start. I wanted to be just a
little different than all the other referees out there without taking away from
the boys in the match, while getting a laugh at the same time. So it became my
little trade mark to wear my glasses into the ring and before starting the
match taking them off and handing them to the ring announcers. Oh… not only did
I get some laughs but also got yelled at by many fans saying “put them back on!
You’re blind!” That also got a lot of laughs from the boys in the back and I
knew that even though I was a green horn, I was in with them.From that point I’d do little things to
illicit a laugh or two. Again, getting a reaction. Through time it becomes an art
form.

But in the
long run I wanted to become a manager. But I didn’t want to be just the guy in
a suit standing in the corner. I wanted to have a look that got an instant
reaction while complimenting the wrestlers I’d be working with. One day at an
outdoor rock concert at a local Tampa park, there was a hair band playing named
Giuffria. And the guy on the keyboard, Gregg Giuffria, was all decked out in
his hair band wardrobe… and white high
heel granny boots.

Here’s the
band. (Unfortunately I can’t find any pics of him in boots)

That was
it! I knew what I wanted to do and look like. Something no one had seen before
in wrestling. And the first time I was booked to be my alter ego, Fabulous Fritzi, as I
was pulling up the high heel boots I’d borrowed from me friend Chris Champion’s
girlfriend (at the time) Anastasia, over my tight spandex pants, the promoter
was telling me “it ain’t gonna work”. I told him to trust me, took about five
steps out the door in front of all of about 35 rednecks and I got two
reactions. Laughter as well as instant hatred. They called me names that I
truly cannot repeat here. They booed. They cat called. They loved to hate me.
And it brought instant heat and hatred towards anyone that I went out with.

What a handsome devil!

I never
made it to the big time. Never became the most hated manager in the history of
wrestling, but I made people laugh. I would do the little things I saw the guys
before my time do that got laugh from the crowd. Whether it was getting bumped
around, having my hand stomped on by the ref while reaching in the ring or
being chased around the ring at an outdoor fundraiser by an old lady swatting
at me with her purse while the local radio DJ Mason Dixon screams on the mic
“Get’em! Get’em!” Or even singling out the pregnant lady by asking “How many
men did you go through to get that thing?” while pointing at her belly. Yes I
know that was a rude thing to say but that was my job as a bad guy. Getting a
laugh and reaction was such a great joy though. On a side note, I said that
once to one of my wrestler’s sisters, which I didn’t realize who she was, and
she was ready to kick my @$$! My wrestler had to calm her down during the
match.

I’ve even
been a crazy ol’ coot redneck from Withlacoochee, FL called Uncle Grady with a
couple of crazy nephews wrestling for me. Unfortunately they really didn’t like
the gimmick though the crowds dug it. I recently saw one of them and expressed
“we could have been the Wyatts in WWE” to which he answered “ I know. Everyone
tells me that”.

So
now-a-days, I have little things I say or do to get a laugh. One I’ve been
saying for almost 30 years now when someone helping me either on the phone or
in person asks me “will there be anything else” I always say “I’ll take a
million dollars and a trip to Tahiti!” Or at a sit down restaurant I order a
diet coke or tea with my meal, clean my plate and then ask the waitress or
waiter if the refills are free. When they answer yes assuming I mean the drink,
I hold up my empty plate. Get’s a great laugh out of them and many say “I’ve
got to try that the next time I go out to eat”.

Recently I
was at a Walgreen’s getting some items for my Mom. Somehow I ended up having
the lady in cosmetics, Sherry, and an assistant manager, Rhonda, helping me
find a couple of items that they would end up having to order. I had both of
them laughing and joking back with me. Rhonda said something about it being
weird that they didn’t have an empty spot for the items and I asked her “what’d
you call me?” Later Sherri was ringing me out and we were confused about the
sales ad discount not appearing on the register. I joked about being a pain to
which she said “No you’re not”. She had to call Rhonda over to check if the
item I was purchasing was really on sale. She ordered me to follow her and when
we got to the item on the shelf I’d grabbed to wrong one. She then proclaimed,
jokingly of course, that I was being a pain. When we both got back to Sherri I
let her know that Rhonda practically called her a liar cuz she said I was a
pain when Sherri had said I wasn’t. They both laughed out loud (LOL?). The next
time I went in to that Walgreen’s they both had smiles on their faces when they
saw me. That’s what counts.

So the
moral of this blog is… Make people laugh. Do something small that causes a
reaction from someone. Say something totally stupid and irrelevant to what’s
going on around and see what happens. I share many things funny on Facebook
hoping that it puts a smile on someone’s face. I go out of my way to make a
total stranger laugh. Someone the other day said I seemed like I was really in
a good mood and I answered “why yes… I just made someone laugh”. So make sure
on a daily basis you “give the gift of laughter”… even if you may be the butt
of your own joke. It won’t hurt you and may actually make someone else’s day a
whole lot better.

Monday, March 31, 2014

First, if you have not read my “Consumer peace of mind - Part 1” blog from the other day please click HERE.Well now. I asked in part 1 “what if there was an alternative?” to overpriced extended warranties for your household consumer electronics. They only last for a limited time period. It’s a gamble for sure forking over all that money in one lump sum for let’s say a 2 year (really 1 year after the manufacturer warranty expires) plan. And it only covers one item. You must pay for a whole new plan for another device. That’s not a lot of “consumer peace of mind” is it? When I shared part 1 on Facebook, a friend commented “I am hoping it’s a $100 10 yr plan to cover every electronic purchase I make.” Close, but “more better”!

So here are four questions for you:

How would you feel about having ALL of your household consumer electronics that you will be purchasing in the future; covered by just one simple plan?

How would you feel about having your ALL of your household consumer electronics that you’ve purchased within the last four years also covered by the same plan?

How would you feel about having ALL of your household consumer electronics covered with an unlimited time limit?

How would you feel about only paying one low monthly fee for this extended warranty on ALL of your household consumer electronics?

Who wouldn’t want a deal like that?I had a friend of mine call me a couple of weeks ago and started telling about a plan that does everything those four questions ask; and much more.Let me introduce you to the Matrix Electronics Protection Plan by My Warranty Rewards.

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Take a couple of minutes to watch this video.

Now as you’ve probably guessed I’m a My Warranty Rewards Independent Agent. I’m a huge believer in sharing things that are great for people and make sense. This to me makes a whole lot of sense. For me, as well as many others around the country, this is total “consumer peace of mind” for our home electronics. Why would someone not want revolutionary protection, superior coverage and hassle - free customer service?

So here I am sharing with you something great that someone shared with me like a great movie or restaurant.

Click HERE for a comparison chart of devices you could purchase at your local big box electronics store. The Matrix Protection Plan is a huge savings. Especially when you average the cost per month of each device that you register on the plan. For 40 devices it’s only .75 cents per month for each device.

So if you would like more info on Matrix Electronics Protection Plan please feel free to contact me. And make sure to ask how you can save an additional $5.00 per month off of the monthly fee.

Consumer peace of mind is inexpensive and is also very easy. And you won’t even break a sweat!Until next timeGene Beardgene@genebeard.com

Saturday, March 29, 2014

You’re waiting in line at one of those big box electronic
stores. You’ve picked out your 55” so-n-so wide screen / flat screen TV. It’s
costing you a pretty penny ($799.95 to be exact; plus tax of course). You hear the sales associate say next, you
step up and she scans the TV and then she asks you “would you like to purchase
the 2 year extended warranty for your new TV?”

What to do? What to do??? The sweat starts to roll down your
forehead as you feel the eyes of everyone else waiting for service just piercing
through you. The pressure is on.

“How much” you ask? $99.95 for the two year plan.

Wait…what???

Two year plan? But the TV is already covered for one year
under the manufacturer warranty? So you want me to gamble a hundred dollars on
the TV failing during its second year? But think about it. It could happen.
Haven’t you heard all those stories of stuff failing just after the
manufacturer warranty runs out? “Come on already” all the other customers are
saying under their breath. Hurry, the
pressure is still on!!! What if? WHAT IF???

So, just for your peace of mind you answer yes and pay that
extra $99.95. And wouldn’t you know it?
Three and a half years later is when the TV actually fails.

So what were you really insuring? Only your peace of mind. Now,
do this all over again for your other purchases like…

The total price for all these plans just escalates. And your
peace of mind only last for 2 whole years.

But what if there was an alternative? Yes your peace of mind
is important and worth every penny… but what if you could just save some money
and have, as a friend of mine likes to say, “more better” peace of mind?